checkbook cover

[pete]

I just finished this checkbook cover and am really pleased with the finish. I had a few emails and phone calls asking me what I do so I thought that I would post it here.

After tooling with steep checkered bevelers I gently went around with a standard smooth beveler and smoothed out the halos. Let dry and oiled lightly with pure neets/TLF chocolate dye mix.

Dyed the background TLF green.

RTC over all- rubbed in with sheepskin. This stuff amazes me. You can put it on heavy and rub till it foams. And it dries in minutes!

Mahogany Feibings paste- rubbed of with paper towell(comes off really easily with the RTC) buffed with sheepskin and then buffed hard with paper towel again. This has become the secret to a really good finish. I never buffed/rubbed hard enough afterwards. Rub that thing like you were going after a Marine shoe shine inspection!

One coat KIWI neutral

Hope you like it. By the way- I wanted to jazz up the logo a little so I enclosed it in 2 ovals and free-handed squiggles around it to match the flower to the left.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Be of help and inspiration to as many as you can this year!(that's why we are here)

[outcast]

Wow! That is a very nice sample of your work. I love it.

Steve

[rdb]

gee, that looks great!

[Patdf]

Hey Pete, Merry Christmas

I just about finished a wallet Christmas Eve for my brother but ran out of thread so his present is going to be late. I used the finishing procedure you helped me with and I'm very pleased with the result. I'm going tommorrow to get some thread a TLF and I'll be finished in a few days then I send you a photo. Thanks again for your help. I regards to your checkbook cover you finished, It's awesome, now I have a goal to achive.

Happy Holidays,

Pat

[BOOMSTICKHolsters]

Wow! Nice work!

[Regis]

That is some fine tooling Pete.